Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves.
This quote by the French thinker Ernest Dimnet makes a great argument for French immersion camps.
It’s important to give kids structure and focused lessons…
Got an Intermediate French Grammar Guide? How to Create One
It’s okay to idle for a bit and catch your breath.
But if you let your intermediate French rest for too long it may be hard to start it up again.
With the basics behind you, now’s the time to …
Need a French Gender Checker? 4 Tools to Avoid Mistakes with Every Noun
Is a magnet masculine?
Is a farm feminine?
In English, we don’t need to worry about this kind of thing.
So it can be especially difficult to get accustomed to French gender rules, where every single noun is designated …
Instant Polyglot: 6 Android Apps with Real-time French Translations
Android users, unite!
We’ve been mocked all over the internet for not being hip and cool.
We’ve been ridiculed for our supposedly awful camera quality that makes everything look like a blurry potato.
We’ve been condescendingly asked if our phones …
Spotify Search Tips for Endless French Music Streaming (Plus 7 Hits You’ll Love)
Look, “La Vie en Rose” is great.
But it shouldn’t be the only French song you know.
To learn up-to-date French language and culture, you should fill your headphones with the latest French music hits.
Spotify is the perfect …
Need a French-English Dictionary? 4 Top Choices for Your Bookshelf or Phone
As you browse for a French-English dictionary, keep in mind a certain foolish, rich old Roman.
In one of his famous letters, Seneca describes a very eccentric and wealthy Roman who’d go to great lengths to impress his friends. …
Does French Have to Be Hard? 4 Practical Study Tricks That Make It Easy from the Start
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
Was Martin Luther King Jr. talking about French learning when he said this?
No, but he might as well have been.
French learning doesn’t have to …
